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NEWS ABOUT: music distribution

music distribution stories: 4 news summaries

 Carly Simon Sues Starbucks 

Coffee chain's failed music label bungled her album's release, singer says

Oct 12, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carly Simon intended the 2008 album This Kind of Love to be her swan song, and she was excited about the record company that would release it: Starbucks-owned Hear Music. The coffee chain had wooed her with a big advance and promises of high exposure in stores, but instead Starbucks... More »

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Starbucks • lawsuit • promotion • civil lawsuits • music distribution • record label • album sales • Carly Simon • Hear Music

 Credit Crunch Saps 
 Funding for Indie Films 

Drop-off in foreign rights sales leaves producers looking for cash

Apr 20, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Independent film producers are losing a once-reliable source of funding, the sale of foreign-distribution rights. Traditionally, the demand for American movies has been so high that producers can sell the rights to distribute the film—in many cases, even before it’s finished—in order to cover costs. But the... More »

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independent film • Producer • foreign film • movie deal • movie financing • music distribution • financing

Springsteen Offers New Single Free ... But Just Today

Download Working on a Dream on iTunes, Boss' official site

Nov 24, 08 11:27 AM CST
(AP) - Bruce Springsteen's new single can be downloaded free of charge—for one day. Springsteen is offering free downloads of Working on a Dream on iTunes and his official Web site. The track will have a fee attached on iTunes from tomorrow through Dec. 9. More »

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Internet • New Jersey • iTunes • Bruce Springsteen • online music • music distribution

 Satellite Merger Clears Hurdle 

Justice Dept. doesn't see threat to competition; FCC must still weigh in

Mar 24, 08 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department today approved the proposed merger between satellite radio firms Sirius and XM, the Wall Street Journal reports. The FCC must still sign off, but the pair appears to have allayed antitrust concerns about the merger of the industry's two largest companies by arguing that they face competition... More »

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radio • Department of Justice • satellite radio • music industry • Sirius • FCC • mergers and acquisitions • competition • XM Satellite Radio • music distribution • consolidation

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